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A. H. BEGGS. PORTABLE PLANING MAGHlNE. APPLICATION man FEB.9. 1918.

1,319,557. I Patented Oct. 21,1919.

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PORTABLE PLANING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9. I918.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

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ALEXANDER irjnnces, or serrate, NEW YORK.

PORTABLE PLANING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Applicationfiled February 9, 1918. Serial No. 216,243.

"ments in portable pl aning. machines and-itis the principal object of the lnventlon to provide a light, small and compact machine of various work in a quick and economical manner, the constructlon of the machine being in confined or limited places. i

The invention has for another object t provide the machine with a novel form of gage means, whereby the cutters thereof can be adjusted with relation to the work 1n a manner such as will permit cuts of predetermined depths or thickness.

In orderthat the invention and the manner of its application may be readily imderstood by those skilled in the art, I have in" the accompanying illustrative drawings and in the -detailed following descrlptlon based thereon, set forth a preferred embodlment of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevat1on of proved planing machine, 7

Fig. 2 is an end elevatlon of the same,

the immachine, and V Fig. 4 is a vertical longltudmal sectlon therethrough.

Having more particular reference to the drawings in connection w th which hke reference characters will designate corresponding parts throughout the several vlews, 1 represents the frame of the improved machine, the same belng substantlally rectangular in shape and having a hous1ng 2 arranged thereover, which housing has the mtermediate portion of the same enlargedto receive a motor or other source of mot ve power designated by the-numeral 4, which as will be noted, is supported in the casing by means of substantially U-shaped brackets 5, the extremities of which are passed through the top portion of the housing 2 and connected thereto by means of locking nuts or similar fastenings.

thereon meshing with gears .8

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the As will be noted, the rotatable armature shaftof the inotorshas its opposite ends extended and: arranged in suitable bearings formed in the opposite sides of the frame 1 as at 6, which extended ends carry gears 7 V also supported in; bearings formed in the opposite sides of the frame 1 as at r Rollers 10 are mounted in bearings formed in the. opposite sides of the frame '1 as at 11 at pointsin proximity to the opposite sldeof the motor at and havediagonally disposed ways 12 formed therein for permitting the introductioncof cutter. blades 13,

'whichcutter blades as will be understood, may be secured in the rollers 10 by any suitable manner common in the art. If desired, however; the cutter blades may be formed integral with the peripheral surfaces of the several rollers 10. Gears the bearing pintles adjacent certain of the ends of the rollers 10 and are constantly in mesh with the adjacent idlergears '8, thus permitting rotary motion to be transmitted from th'e motor 4.- to the rollers.

means for preventing the clogging of shavings in the housing 2 of the machine during a planing operation, portions of the housing may be removed as at 14, thus affording outlet means therefor.

Gage plates 15 are provided and have slots 16 formed therein in spaced relation for receiving the ends of screws 17 carried by the adjacent portions of the frame sides therethrough. Wing nuts 18 or similar locking means areturned into engagement with. the extremities of the screws 17 and have bearing upon the gage plates, thereby affording eflicient means for maintaining said gage plates in set or adjusted positions. Other slots 19 are formed in the gage plates and as will be noted, open onto the upper marginal means for receiving the adjacent bearing spindles of the gears and rollers and allow the necessary vertical adjustment of the gage plates. 7

An electrical conduit 20 is extended through a suitable opening formed in the enlarged portion 3 of the housing 2 into engagement with the terminals of the motor, while the remaining end of the same may be rovided with a suitable connection such as indicated by the numeral 21 whereby current may be supplied to the motor 4t, It

1a are keyed to ortions thereof thus rovidin a a h of course will be understood, that the cable or conduit 20 is of any desired length in order that the planing machine may be readily shifted or carried to different points by a user.

In operation, the gage plates 15 are properly adJUStBCl. upon the opposite sides of the machine to give a cut of the desired depth planed. Furthermore, the machine may be or thickness. whereupon the bottom of. the machine having the cutting blades 13 projecting: through the openings formed thereinis engaged with the work to be planed. Due to the rotary motion of the cutting blades, it of course will'be understood that the work will be effectually-and rapidly moved over the entire surface of the'work by the user. 1

' If desired,' the or other abrasive matter arranged over the peripheral surfaces of'the same, thereby converting the machine into an efiectual planing and I 'pable of considerable modification and such sandpapering 2 5 or resurfacing means. It will be also understood, that one of the rollers 10 may be supplied with thecutting blades 13 whllethe remaining roller may be supplied with sandpaper, thus accomplishing the sandpapering or refinishing materially less time.

operations in the construction shown is ca- Manifestly,

modification as is within the scope of my co ies 6: m. mm my be obtained for cutting blades 13 may be removed fromthe rollers 10 and sandpaper.

claim I consider within: the spirit of my in vention. v

I claim: 7 r I In a portable planing machine, a rectangular housing having openings in the bot- .tom thereof, cutting rollers disposed. transthe trunnions and the screws so as to insure ofa proper guiding of the plates during adjustment, and wing able with the screws for clamping the plates nuts adjustably engagein vertically adjusted positions against the opposite sides of the housing so that the lower portions of the plates will project the desired distance beyond the bottom of the housing toregulate the cutting action of the rollers. J V r In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature hereto.

ALEXANDER H. BEGGS.

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